When I was a kid I loved the prizes we got in cereal boxes. When we opened a box of cereal we would excitedly dig down deep to find the prize. Back then we got cool stuff like Matchbox Cars and Hot Wheels, Army Men, yoyos, puzzles, games, iron-ons, temporary tattoos, action figures and stuff you had to put together. Now days if there is anything at all in the boxes it’s just crap. Nope, prizes just aren’t what they used to be. Just like Nobel Peace Prizes.

I wonder if Cindy Sheehan has signed off on the amazing record of Obama since his election.

Once the darling of the peace movement now her loss trodden by the cynical reality foisted onto the American people, ignored, as she she rightly J’accuse Obama for his own deceptions he conducted when he ran for office and the now morass in front of us.

In just eight months President Obama has taken us from looking like crazed, bible distributing (in Arabic no less) war mongering, macho, family killing raping and torturing nation that we WERE into a nation of peace seeking. Are you kidding me? You think that’s easy… try getting two people who don’t like each other to change… just two. He has turned the outlook of the whole world from one where everyone was worried about WW3 or WMD or Nukes, or mounting terrorism into a world of hope. Imagine if McCain had won. He was talking about WINNING in IRAN not some peace prize. If this General had asked McCain or Bush for troops we would have sent them THAT DAY.

link - Here is a brief list of some of the reasons President Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize: (As a side note, it took me less than 45 minutes to compile this into a diary. It took me longer to fix my html errors than to find a short list of Nobel Prize winning accomplishments by our President. I am sure I have missed MANY things.)3/18/8 – Obama caught world-wide attention for his moving speech on race relations7/24/8 – Obama lays the foundation for a new era of international relations and began inspiring renewed hope in American leadership during his campaign speech in Berlin11/6/8 – Obama’s victory was hailed as a promise of hope for the world.12/1/8 – Obama began plans to restore U.N. ambassador to cabinet rank.1/22/9 – Appointed a Special Envoy for Middle East peace1/22/9 – Ordered the closing of Guantanamo Bay1/22/9 – Ordered comprehensive review of detention policies1/22/9 – Prohibited use of torture1/22/9 – Signed an executive order to close CIA secret prisons1/23/9 – Lifted “Global Gag Rule” on international health groups1/26/9 – Began to address climate change by increasing fuel standards for automobiles1/26/9 – Appointed Special Envoy for Climate Change1/27/9 – Signs Lily Ledbetter “Fair Pay” Act2/1/9 – Expanded healthcare for children by signing SCHIP2/5/9 – Again addressed energy conservation by increasing standards for appliances.2/24/9 – Directed almost $1 billion for prevention and wellness to improve America’s health2/25/9 – Initiated international efforts to reduce mercury emissions worldwide2/27/9 – Committed to responsibly ending the war in Iraq4/1/9 – Agreed to negotiation of a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia.4/1/9 – Enhanced U.S. – China relations4/2/9 – Led global response to the economic crisis through the G20, obtaining commitments of $1.1 trillion to safeguard the world’s most vulnerable economies4/4/9 – Renewed dialog with NATO and other key allies4/5/9 – Announced new strategy to responsible address international nuclear proliferation4/13/9 – Began easing tension with Cuba through new policy stance4/17/9 – Secured $5 billion in aid commitments "to bolster [Pakistan’s] economy and help it fight terror and Islamic radicalism"4/22/9 – Developed the renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents.5/8/9 – Proposed International Affairs budget that included funds to create a civilian response corps — teams of civilian experts in rule of law, policing, transitional governance, economics, engineering, and other areas critical to helping rebuild war-torn societies; Provide $40 million for a "stabilization bridge fund," which would provide rapid response funds for the State Department to help with an international crisis situation.6/4/9 – Gave historic address to the Muslim World in Cairo – "American is not at war with Islam" Foreign affairs experts insist that Obama’s engagement with the Muslim world has been remarkable. "He has been able to dramatically change America’s image in that region"8/4/9 – Used DIPLOMACY to free 2 American journalists from a North Korea prison9/18/9 – De-escalation of nuclear tension through repurposing of missile defense prompting Russia to withdraw its missile plan.

I haven’t heard anyone angry about him getting the award. We all think it’s a joke. I have a feeling the Nobel Prize people did not do Barack Obama any favors today. As time goes on the ridiculousness of this award will become more and more apparent. If Obama had any humility as he suggests he would respectfully decline but his ego will not allow it.

Becky thank you for your concern. Thankfully my joy has nothing to do with who occupies the White House.

James if you had not noticed, the irrelevancy extends to Democrats. If the have a unstoppable majority in congress and the presidency and STILL cannot cannot accomplish Jack Squat now that is irrelevance.

The representation of the nation is now in uncharted waters. Those in control cannot even keep from consistently soiling themselves. It does have a humor component, then the bodies come home and pile up overseas.

Murdoch or not the story has its facts, surely Becky support your guy there. The rest of the world has the goods on the guy and his path is no longer going to be easy for him. It happens to all presidents, but with his inexperience and hubris, not to mention incompetence, the next few months will be tough for the guy.

You are the like the Bush 25% Becky. The rest of the people in the nation don’t have this allegiance to the empty suit called Obama.

I think Whole Foods should get a Nobel for selling MSC certified fish.

2/27/9 – Committed to responsibly ending the war in Iraq

Ha! This is the funniest one. He committed to a timetable laid out by Bush which he had previously opposed. As a candidate he had opposed the surge which made the responsible pullout possible. He had also then called for a rapid and irresponsible pullout. How many time can a person be so wrong about the same thing?

4/1/9 – Agreed to negotiation of a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia.

So I guess Reagan should get a Nobel too.

4/1/9 – Enhanced U.S. – China relations

Still waiting for Nixon’s Nobel.

4/2/9 – Led global response to the economic crisis through the G20, obtaining commitments of $1.1 trillion to safeguard the world’s most vulnerable economies

And called reckless and spendthrift by leaders of the G20 who rebuffed his demands that they spend more.

4/4/9 – Renewed dialog with NATO and other key allies

You get a Nobel for having dialog with countries you are already friends with?

4/5/9 – Announced new strategy to responsible address international nuclear proliferation

While Iran gets closer and closer….

4/13/9 – Began easing tension with Cuba through new policy stance

Bolstering the dictatorship and keeping thousands of pro-democracy activists in prison.

4/22/9 – Developed the renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents.

He developed renewable energy projects? Last time I checked companies develop renewable energy projects while the Kennedys do what they can to stop them.

5/8/9 – Proposed International Affairs budget that included funds to create a civilian response corps — teams of civilian experts in rule of law, policing, transitional governance, economics, engineering, and other areas critical to helping rebuild war-torn societies; Provide $40 million for a “stabilization bridge fund,” which would provide rapid response funds for the State Department to help with an international crisis situation.

I am still waiting for the experts on rule of law, governance and economics to explain to me how 200 years of Federal bankruptcy law was tossed out in the Chrysler and GM bankruptcies so that senior secured lenders were made junior to unsecured general creditors who happened to be Obama contributors.

6/4/9 – Gave historic address to the Muslim World in Cairo – “American is not at war with Islam” Foreign affairs experts insist that Obama’s engagement with the Muslim world has been remarkable. “He has been able to dramatically change America’s image in that region”

GWB gave speeches many times saying that the US is not at war with Islam.

8/4/9 – Used DIPLOMACY to free 2 American journalists from a North Korea prison

PRK extorted the US by insisting the Bill Clinton go there and kiss their ass. We did. Ok, fine, but not exactly a diplomatic victory.

I am going to ask Weber State University to immediately award me a diploma even though I have not earned it yet. Since my intention is to do so then that should be good enough using the logic of the Nobel Peace prize committee.

GWB gave speeches many times saying that the US is not at war with Islam.

Brewski, You MUST be f…ing kidding. GWB could have given that speech a million times. Even if he HAD NOT used the word Crusade, no one would have believed him. For Christ’s sake, Bush couldn’t set foot in Cairo without being killed.

I think the point of giving Obama the Nobel Prize was to send a clear message to Americans that the rest of the world HATES George W. Bush so much, they would have given the prize to ANY successor.

The truth is the Prize was about Bush.

Frankly, the Nobel Peace Prize was simply the most convenient club available to wack the approximately 25% of American Morons who still defend the Fucking Disgrace.

Guess what? The world no longer gives a shit about what Republicans think. The Republican party is done. fucked and finished and disrespected by every decent, educated person in the world.

the teachings of Islam are the teachings of peace and good.
America counts millions of Muslims amongst our citizens, and Muslims make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country.
The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam … Islam is peace.

– GWB quotes among many others

As for the word “crusade”. GWB admitted the word was the wrong word to use. Most Americans use the word in a meaning not inferred by Muslims.

I think the point of giving Obama the Nobel Prize was to send a clear message to Americans that the rest of the world HATES George W. Bush so much, they would have given the prize to ANY successor.

Yes, exactly, so then you agree then that Obama did not deserve the award for anything he did, since you said they would have given it to anybody. Precisely.

By the way, I have an awful lot of problems with the Republican Party too. There are very few current members of the Republican leadership that I have any respect for. But “very few” is more than none. I would rather have people like McCain and Corker in power than Pelosi and Reid.

I would say that McCain is respected greatly by the Vietnamese for the decades of leadership and outreach he made long before it was fashionable.

I am not sure what you mean by “you guys”, since I don’t speak for the GOP and differ with them on many issues. I know you are a classic loyal partisan hack and you can’t understand that sometimes people think for themselves and don’t have party loyalties. I would and have voted for Democrats who had the right ideas and principles, but I haven’t seen it in a long time and certainly not now. Bob Kerrey was one, if I had lived in Nebraska. Patrick Moynihan, if I had lived in NY. Bobby Kennedy, if I was that old.

Since the rest of the world is so patently pathetic at leading the world it seems to need America out front. The Committee decided to club OBAMA with the award so as to embarrass him into doing the DAMN THINGS HE PROMISED IN THE ELECTION.

Look at his reaction, he acted like a teen that knocked up the headmasters daughter. Embarrassed. The world knew Bush is an ass, what they wonder know and wait to see is if Obama is one.

Might I suggest, then, a primer on proper use of the English language?

Regardless, I think you will find your statement wholly divorced from reality. The American people do not agree with your conclusion re “ass.” Indeed, by making such stupid statements, you, yourself, appear as the ass, and a stupid one at that!

Fuck Obama James. He is liar, and all that I hope for him is all I hoped for the Liar Bush.

Obama is destroying the nation in the same manner Bush did. Keep your notions of what others owe to this country into the spectrum of requirements, as that is all there is. I am a sworn American citizen which means I have MORE obligations than a guy like you. You are a born citizen and a lawyer. Read the Oath of Citzenship sometime.

BTW James what have you ever done for America that is positive other than managing your alcoholism?

Citizens of Oath are obligated to defend the nation and constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. As Obama continues unconstitutional directives from the last administration, he is then a domestic enemy of the constitution.

As you seem to support him pretty much all the way around, then you too James have the similar problem to most Americans.

The sooner Obama fails, the better off we will all be. You want the damn country to resemble Chicago politically?